Microsoft Word
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Microsoft Word or MS Word (often called Word) is a graphical word processing program that users can type with. It is made by the computer company Microsoft. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save documents.
Quick Facts Developer(s), Stable release ...
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Stable release | Microsoft Office 2016, Microsoft Office 2019, or as part of Microsoft 365
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Operating system | Microsoft Windows macOS |
Type | Word processor |
License | Proprietary |
Website | Word Home Page - Microsoft Office Online |
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Similar to other word processors, it has helpful tools to make documents.
- Spelling & grammar checker, word count (this also counts letters and lines)
- Speech recognition
- Inserts pictures in documents
- Choice of typefaces
- Special codes
- Web pages, graphs, etc.
- Tables
- Displays synonyms of words and can read out the text
- Prints in different ways
Microsoft Word is a part of Microsoft Office, but can also be bought separately.